Injured Crew Medevaced to Kodiak

The afternoon of January 1, a crewmember aboard 57-foot F/V CAPTAIN KIDD broke his arm when it was caught in an anchor line. CAPTAIN KIDD alerted the Coast Guard in Anchorage, which dispatched a Kodiak-based helicopter to safely lift and fly the injured crewman to Kodiak for emergency treatment, all in under an hour of the time of the initial call. After emergency treatment, the man was transferred to Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center, for further care.